Hop in my Cat-illac! Fearless feline survives half hour trip trapped in car ENGINE
A beautiful male black cat, rescued from the scorching engine of a car near Manchester Airport, is looking for his owners to take him home with the help of the RSCPA.
Sick pitbull fighter exposed: Wigan bodybuilder jailed for training dogs to fight to death
A Wigan bodybuilder exposed as a key player in the sick world of illegal dog fighting who used steroid-fed pitbulls to fight to the death was jailed yesterday.
Purrfect princess: Elsa freezes out rivals to be crowned Rescue Animal of the Year
Elsa the kitten has been crowned Queen of the critters in the RSPCA’s Rescue Animal of the Year competition.
Stockport rescue pets on death row as charity forced to shut down by council
A Stockport animal rescue charity, Wellington Boot, who aim to teach kids about proper pet care, is desperately looking for a new home after being ordered to immediately shut down by the council.
iPup: Guide dog dons GoPro camera for pooch’s perspective on Wigan politics
The four-year-old black Labrador/Retriever cross is shooting footage from a camera attached to his harness as he accompanies Wigan Deputy Mayor Susan Loudon around the Borough.
Rescue Animal of the Year: Meet the pets using puppy dog eyes to win YOUR vote
Plucky pets with heartbreaking, inspiring and, sadly, often shocking stories are vying for YOUR vote in Manchester RSPCA’s 2014 Rescue animal of the year contest.
Shivering ‘skin and bones’ bulldog found abandoned in Hyde just days after Xmas
Nicknamed Bruno by the team at the RSPCA, the poor dog was found shivering curled up on the grass in fields near Hyde.
Manchester ‘cat crisis’ as bedroom tax forces owners to abandon pets
Bedroom tax is not just hitting Manchester residents hard, but their pets too, as the benefits squeeze makes people feel they have no choice but to abandon their four-legged friends
Which is the animal? Bolton man repeatedly STAMPS on dog’s head… caught on CCTV
A man who repeatedly stamped on his dog’s head as it cowered helpless has been captured on CCTV in the act.
Manchester wall art spreads Dogs Trust message as online Xmas puppy searches peak
Dogs Trust are teaming up with award-winning street artists to spread their message ‘A dog is for Life, not just for Christmas’ as online searches for puppies are set to peak this week
Sheep dip! Woolly-thinking sheep back on dry land after getting stranded in Bury river
A woolly-thinking sheep found itself stranded in the middle of the River Roch after wandering out of a field and into the water for sheep thrills.